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Climate: Venezuela has a
tropical climate influenced by altitude. The country has four
climatic zones. (1.) The Tierra Caliente comprising the coastal
plains, valleys and central prairies with an elevation less than 800
metres (2,625 feet) and temperatures averaging 25 to 35 degrees
Celsius (76 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit). (2.) The Tierra Templada
which comprises the lower mountain slopes and plateaux between 800
metres and 2,000 metres (2,625 to 6,562 feet) with temperatures
averaging 10 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius (50 to 77 degrees
Fahrenheit). (3.)
Location: Northern South
America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Colombia and Guyana .
Coordinates:
8 00 N, 66 00 W
Coastline: 2,800
km
Languages: Spanish (official),
numerous indigenous dialects
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